1997 Honda Civic speedometer failure

84,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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BENGAL1974
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My speedo' has gone clockwise all the way round and failed to return so at present I cannot confirm the actual pped I am travelling at.
Mar 12, 2009 at 11:36 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi bengal1974,

The needle has overshot most probably due to a power surge like battery connections, jumper connections or a bad ground conection.

You need to remove the meter cluster and push the needle anticlockwise back to its position and it should work again.
Mar 16, 2009 at 6:07 AM
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